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Here's your chance to win a new Ibis guitar from Avian Guitars! Just fill out the entry form below by March 24, 2015, and you can win a new Ibis, which features an arm bevel and multi-scale fan fret fingerboard.

Here's one for those of you who have seen "Whiplash," one of this year's nominees for the Best Picture Oscar. The actual film stars Miles Teller as a student jazz drummer who seeks the respect of an abusive teacher played by J. K. Simmons. In this brand-new spoof, Weird Al steps in ... seeking the respect of the same abusive teacher.

Today we have an exclusive demo video of Seymour Duncan's Vise Grip compressor pedal, which was introduced at the 2015 Winter NAMM Show. The video stars guitarist Steve Booke, who also happens to write the "What in the World" lessons for GuitarWorld.com.

Below, check out five new performance videos of "Offering Pain" by Lord Dying. Each video features a different member of the band playing the song, which can be found on their new album, Poisoned Altars, which was released in January via Relapse Records. Lord Dying are on the road now in support of Anvil.

In his latest instructional video (posted February 5), guitarist Troy Grady investigates one of the unusual asymmetrical groupings of Yngwie Malmsteen’s scale playing: a concept known as "sevens." It's a classic and fascinating example of Malmsteen's unorthodox hybrid fretboard shapes. For more about Grady's Masters in Mechanics series, visit troygrady.com.

“Through The Motions,” “Finest Hour,” “Soldierstown,” “Blindsided” and “Sex, Guns & Gasoline” are all tracks from The Killer Instinct, the new studio album by Black Star Riders. Each track proves that melodic hard rock isn't only alive and well—but actually thriving.

On March 24, we'll finally get to hear early recordings of Jimi Hendrix when he was a member of Curtis Knight and the Squires. A new album, You Can’t Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (featuring Jimi Hendrix) The RSVP/PPX Sessions, will be released with the authorization of his estate's Experience Hendrix LLC.

On September 11, 1970, NME’s Keith Allston interviewed Jimi Hendrix in England. The interview turned out to be Hendrix's last; he died a mere seven days later at age 27. You can hear the entire 30-plus-minute interview below.